manul
noun
ma·nul
ˈmänəl
plural -s
: a small wildcat (Felis manul) of the mountains of Mongolia, Siberia, and Tibet that has soft grayish white fur marked with a few blackish transverse bands on the loins and is often held to be the source of the long-haired varieties of the domestic cat
called also Pallas's cat
Word History
Etymology
Mongolian